WRJO (94.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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. Licensed to

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, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group LLC.

History

The station went on the air in 1971 as WERL-FM. On 1985-04-05, the station changed its

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to the current WRJO. The

WERL Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg road ...

call sign remains on its AM station at 950 kHz. WERL was a reference to "Werl (as in "Whirl")-Wide Radio", taken from its early logo in the 1960s and 70s. Before the oldies format, WRJO held a country music format with the nickname "Eagle Country". WRJO became affiliated with the

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taking the affiliation away from sister station WNWX "Mix 96" in Rhinelander. WRJO WERLStudiosEagleRiverUS45

References

External links

* RJO Classic hits radio stations in the United States {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub